Introduction to Kotlin: Modern Programming for Android and Beyond
Why Kotlin? Kotlin has rapidly gained popularity among developers, especially since Google announced it as an official language for Android app development. This move has significantly increased interest in Kotlin, with over 60% of Android developers now using it. Key Features of Kotlin Simplicity and Readability: Kotlin is designed to be more concise and readable than Java. It eliminates the need for boilerplate code, making it easier to write and maintain applications. For example, in Kotlin, you can define a simple class with a constructor and properties in just a few lines of code: class User(val name: String, val age: Int) Interoperability with Java: ...